How to remove impalpable Implanon® implants

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-321

  Walling, Martyn ^a  

^a Parkside Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ULTRASOUND; ANAMNESIS; ARM; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PALPATION; TIME;

3 KETO DESOGESTREL; 3-KETO-DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DESOGESTREL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PALPATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33644803038     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118905774480770     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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